Sistemi Multi-Agente LM 2011/2012

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Introduction to the Course

• Multiagent Systems (article in journal, 2006) — Andrea Omicini, Agostino Poggi
• La cultura componibile. Dalla frammentazione alla disgregazione del sapere (book, 2008) — Lucio Russo
• Challenges and Research Directions in Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (article in journal, 2004) — Franco Zambonelli, Andrea Omicini

Evolution of Computational Systems: The Paradigm Shift

• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (book, 1996) — Thomas S. Kuhn
• Why Interaction Is More Powerful Than Algorithms (article in journal, 1997) — Peter Wegner
• Towards a Paradigm Change in Computer Science and Software Engineering: A Synthesis (article in journal, 2003) — Franco Zambonelli, H. Van Dyke Parunak

Evolution of Programming Languages: Away from Objects

• Objects and Agents Compared (article in journal, 2002) — James J. Odell

Evolution of Middleware: Towards Agents

• Towards Seamless Agent Middleware (paper in proceedings, 2004) — Andrea Omicini, Giovanni Rimassa
• Coordination as a Service (article in journal, 2006) — Mirko Viroli, Andrea Omicini

The Many Agents Around

• Computational Research on Interaction and Agency (article in journal, 1995) — Philip E. Agre
• Intelligence without Representation (article in journal, 1991) — Rodney A. Brooks
• Understanding Code Mobility (article in journal, 1998) — Alfonso Fuggetta, Gian Pietro Picco, Giovanni Vigna
• Foundations of Distributed Artificial Intelligence (edited volume, 1996) — Gregory M.P. O'Hare, Nicholas R. Jennings (eds.)
• Multiagent Systems (article in journal, 2006) — Andrea Omicini, Agostino Poggi
• Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (book, 2010) — Stuart J. Russell, Peter Norvig
• Intelligent Agents: Theory and Practice (article in journal, 1995) — Michael J. Wooldridge, Nicholas R. Jennings

Sources of Scientific Literature for Multiagent Systems

• The Logic of Scientific Discovery (book, 2002) — Karl Raimund Popper

Agents: Definitions & Conceptual Framework

• Is it an Agent, or Just a Program?: A Taxonomy for Autonomous Agents (paper in proceedings, 1996) — Stan Franklin, Art Graesser
• Objects and Agents Compared (article in journal, 2002) — James J. Odell
• Intelligent Agents: Theory and Practice (article in journal, 1995) — Michael J. Wooldridge, Nicholas R. Jennings

Agents as Intentional Systems

• Intention, Plans, and Practical Reason (book, 1987) — Michael E. Bratman
• What is Intention? (book chapter, 1990) — Michael E. Bratman, Andrea Roli
• Intentional Systems (article in journal, 1971) — Daniel Dennett
• Intentional Systems Theory (book chapter, 2007) — Daniel Dennett
• Ascribing Mental Qualities to Machines (book chapter, 1979) — John McCarthy
• An Abstract Architecture for Rational Agents (paper in proceedings, 1992) — Anand S. Rao, Michael P. Georgeff
• BDI Agents: From Theory to Practice (paper in proceedings, 1995) — Anand S. Rao, Michael P. Georgeff
• Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (book, 2010) — Stuart J. Russell, Peter Norvig
• Intelligent Agents: Theory and Practice (article in journal, 1995) — Michael J. Wooldridge, Nicholas R. Jennings

Artifacts for Agents: Multi-disciplinary Foundations

• Designing for the Dynamics of Cooperative Work Activities (paper in proceedings, 1998) — Jakob Bardram
• Multiagent System Engineering: The Coordination Viewpoint (paper in proceedings, 2000) — Paolo Ciancarini, Andrea Omicini, Franco Zambonelli
• Cognitive and Social Action (edited volume, 1995) — Rosaria Conte, Cristiano Castelfranchi (eds.)
• Coordination, Cooperation, and Communication in the Courts: Expansive Transitions in Legal Work (book chapter, 1997) — Yrjo Engeström, Katherine Brown, L. Carol Christopher, Judith Gregory
• Tools, Language and Cognition in Human Evolution (edited volume, 1993) — Kathleen R. Gibson, Tim Ingold (eds.)
• A History of Speculation on the Relation between Tools and Languages (book chapter, 1993) — Gordon W. Hewes
• Distributed Cognition, Coordination and Environment Design (paper in proceedings, 1999) — David Kirsh
• The Concept of Activity as a Basic Unit of Analysis for CSCW Research (paper in proceedings, 1991) — Kari Kuutti
• Évolution et création, tome 1 — Sens ou non-sens de l'homme dans la nature? (book, 1998) — Gustave Martelet
• Context and Consciousness: Activity Theory and Human-Computer Interaction (edited volume, 1995) — Bonnie A. Nardi (eds.)
• Design principles for cognitive artifacts (article in journal, 1992) — Donald A. Norman
• Agens Faber: Toward a Theory of Artefacts for MAS (paper in proceedings, 2006) — Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci, Mirko Viroli
• Folk Physics for Apes: The Chimpanzee's Theory of How the World Works (book, 2000) — Daniel J. Povinelli
• Activity Theory as a Framework for MAS Coordination (paper in proceedings, 2003) — Alessandro Ricci, Andrea Omicini, Enrico Denti
• Programming MAS with Artifacts (paper in proceedings, 2006) — Alessandro Ricci, Mirko Viroli, Andrea Omicini
• Mind the Gap! Towards a unified view of CSCW (paper in proceedings, 2000) — Kjeld Schmidt, Carla Simone
• Engineering MAS Environment with Artifacts (paper in proceedings, 2005) — Mirko Viroli, Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci
• Mind in Society (book, 1978) — Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky
• Environment as a First Class Abstraction in Multi-Agent Systems (article in journal, 2007) — Danny Weyns, Andrea Omicini, James J. Odell
• Effective Tool Use in a Habile Agent (paper in proceedings, 2005) — Alexander B. Wood, Thomas E. Horton, Robert St. Amant

Agents and Artifacts: The A&A Meta-model for Multiagent Systems

• Multiagent System Engineering: The Coordination Viewpoint (paper in proceedings, 2000) — Paolo Ciancarini, Andrea Omicini, Franco Zambonelli
• Zooming Multi-Agent Systems (paper in proceedings, 2006) — Ambra Molesini, Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci, Enrico Denti
• Coordination Infrastructures in the Engineering of Multiagent Systems (book chapter, 2004) — Andrea Omicini, Sascha Ossowski, Alessandro Ricci
• Agens Faber: Toward a Theory of Artefacts for MAS (paper in proceedings, 2006) — Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci, Mirko Viroli
• Artifacts in the A&A Meta-Model for Multi-Agent Systems (article in journal, 2008) — Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci, Mirko Viroli
• Coordination Artifacts: Environment-based Coordination for Intelligent Agents (paper in proceedings, 2004) — Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci, Mirko Viroli, Cristiano Castelfranchi, Luca Tummolini

Programming Languages for Multiagent Systems

• BDI Agent Programming in AgentSpeak Using Jason (Tutorial Paper) (paper in proceedings, 2006) — Rafael H. Bordini, Jomi F. Hübner
• Situated Tuple Centres in ReSpecT (paper in proceedings, 2009) — Matteo Casadei, Andrea Omicini
• A Programming Language for Cognitive Agents: Goal Directed 3APL (paper in proceedings, 2004) — Mehdi Dastani, Birna van Riemsdijk, Frank Dignum, John-Jules Ch. Meyer
• Programming Multi-Agent Systems in 3APL (book chapter, 2005) — Mehdi Dastani, Birna van Riemsdijk, John-Jules Ch. Meyer
• Multi-paradigm Java-Prolog Integration in tuProlog (article in journal, 2005) — Enrico Denti, Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci
• Semantics and Conversations for an Agent Communication Language (book chapter, 1997) — Yannis Labrou, Tim Finin
• Zooming Multi-Agent Systems (paper in proceedings, 2006) — Ambra Molesini, Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci, Enrico Denti
• Formal ReSpecT in the A&A Perspective (paper in proceedings, 2007) — Andrea Omicini
• From Tuple Spaces to Tuple Centres (article in journal, 2001) — Andrea Omicini, Enrico Denti
• Objective versus Subjective Coordination in the Engineering of Agent Systems (paper in proceedings, 2003) — Andrea Omicini, Sascha Ossowski
• An Algebraic Approach for Modelling Organisation, Roles and Contexts in MAS (article in journal, 2005) — Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci, Mirko Viroli
• Agent Coordination Contexts for the Formal Specification and Enactment of Coordination and Security Policies (article in journal, 2006) — Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci, Mirko Viroli
• Timed Environment for Web Agents (article in journal, 2007) — Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci, Mirko Viroli
• AgentSpeak(L): BDI Agents Speak Out in a Logical Computable Language (paper in proceedings, 1996) — Anand S. Rao
• Modeling Rational Agents within a BDI Architecture (paper in proceedings, 1991) — Anand S. Rao, Michael P. Georgeff
• Agent Coordination Contexts in a MAS Coordination Infrastructure (article in journal, 2006) — Alessandro Ricci, Mirko Viroli, Andrea Omicini
• Construenda est CArtAgO: Toward an Infrastructure for Artifacts in MAS (paper in proceedings, 2006) — Alessandro Ricci, Mirko Viroli, Andrea Omicini
• CArtAgO: A Framework for Prototyping Artifact-Based Environments in MAS (paper in proceedings, 2007) — Alessandro Ricci, Mirko Viroli, Andrea Omicini
• Objective Coordination in Multi-Agent System Engineering. Design and Implementation (book, 2001) — Michael Schumacher

Self-Organisation & MAS: An Introduction

• Amorphous Computing (article in journal, 2000) — Harold Abelson, Don Allen, Daniel Coore, Chris Hanson, George Homsy, Thomas F. Knight Jr., Radhika Nagpal, Erik Rauch, Gerald Jay Sussman, Ron Weiss
• Principles of Self-Organizing Dynamic Systems (article in journal, 1947) — W. Ross Ashby

Simulation & Multi-Agent Systems: An Introduction

• Tutorial on Agent-based Modelling and Simulation (article in journal, 2010) — Charles M. Macal, Michael J. North